So I was reading about dwarf puffers

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And I'm still working on a tank for them. My main concern was from a post I just read about the suction for a filter being too strong. I have a ten gallon tall that I want to place 1 male and 2 females. The filter is a penguin bio-wheel for a 20 gallon (Since i heard they were messy eaters). They're not going to get sucked up right? Should I place a sponge over the intake?
 
If its a hexagon tall it might be a problem but if its long ways the bio wheel 20 (I have one) shouldnt be a problem at all.


Ps The current might just come straight down, hitting the fish in the tall tank.
 
You know, it's an old tank and I can't find any of them anywhere else. It's rectangularm, just taller than a normal ten gallon. That's the only reason I didn't have to cut the tube for the filter or else it'd have stuck in the gravel.

Edit: I'd measure it now, but I'm at school. If I can remember correctly, it's about 18 inches tall, 16 long... 9 inches wide?? I'm not too sure.
 
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what I had was one of those topfin ones that you get with a 10gallon setup from petsmart, and the bigger one did fine, its just I saw a teeny tiny puffer and got him. and he swam by it and by the time i got home it was to late. I dont know much about filters tho, but thats what i had
 
kntrygrl4lyfe said:
what I had was one of those topfin ones that you get with a 10gallon setup from petsmart, and the bigger one did fine, its just I saw a teeny tiny puffer and got him. and he swam by it and by the time i got home it was to late. I dont know much about filters tho, but thats what i had
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He could of died first, then got stuck in the filter. I have the exact same filter on my 5 g and the suction is barely anything/ Fish ususally are way stronger than filter intake.
 
yeah, for a 10 tall, I'd go with just 2 dp's. I've never had a problem with mine and the filter. I used to leave the intake uncovered, but got paranoid and started covering it with a filter media bag. Your idea of a sponge would work really well, soft padding, but might slow down circulaton?

You might also want to put a sponge over the outflow, too, as the current knocked my little guys around. Or try this http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/13/347/
I haven't tried the bottle thing yet, but I've heard it works perfectly. Also, if you use sponges, make sure they're designed for aquariums, and not kitchen sponges. Dish sponges often contain antibacterial or antimildew chemicals, that are NOT stated on the package.

Like I said, though, I've never had my dp's have problems around the filter intake, only the outflow. Mine were luckily not in too bad a shape when I got them, so were strong and healthy enough to stay away from it. That outflow, though, they really had to fight.
 
I use a penguin 150 on my 10g puffer tank, they are fine, you can open up the middle intake all the way to reduce flow at the bottom. The only way they get "caught on the filter" is if they are so sick and weak they cant swim off... by that time they are almost sure to die. I dont think it was the filter that got em.
 
i have three puffer in a 10g, with a 15g filter , had no problems with them getting sucked up the ridges of the filter are pretty small they cant get sucked up or into, the flow isnt that rough either, or produces strong current on the top, they usually arent top swimmers from what i've seen. try a filter with skiiny spaces so he cant get sucked up easy.
 
Filter Current

You might also want to put a sponge over the outflow, too, as the current knocked my little guys around. Or try this http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/13/347/
I haven't tried the bottle thing yet, but I've heard it works perfectly.

I just tried this. It does work perfectly. And I even had a bottle in my hand as I was reading the post. Thank you so much!
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Susan
 
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